On 19 September 1846, the more than 500 men and officers of the Mormon Battalion arrived here. These Mormons (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) had volunteered to fight in the war with Mexico, enlisting at Council . . . — — Map (db m175836) HM
About two miles west were the Lower Springs of the Cimarron River, known today as Wagon Bed Springs. For early-day travelers on the famous Santa Fe Trail, the springs were an “oasis” in dry weather. Several shortcuts of the trail converged here, . . . — — Map (db m213735) HM
First White Child Born
in Grant County
Rancher • Grainman • Oilman
Legislator • Community Leader
Philanthropist
Resided 78 Years
in Grant County
Mother first woman resident
Father homesteaded and ranched
in 1879 in Grant . . . — — Map (db m65697) HM